Primary type information:
Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Kempf, 1968b: 406). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Rio de Janeiro (E.A. Goeldi). Primary type depository: MHNG.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.